John Russell and Al Spalding Comparison

Who is the better baseball player John Russell or Al Spalding? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a John Russell vs. Al Spalding comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

John Russell Al Spalding
Bats Left Right
Throws Left Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Lost Generation Pre-Generational
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for John Russell and Al Spalding

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
347
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
325
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
251
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
7
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
65
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
22.22
22.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
79.43
22.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
16
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
279
16
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
24
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
54
175
Career
162 Game Avg.
684
175
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.4
5.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.13
5.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.05
5.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.64
5.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.72
4.72
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.07
4.72
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.289
0.289
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.261
0.289
Career
162 Game Avg.
270
874
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8659
874
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
291.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2886.33
291.43
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
103
334
Career
162 Game Avg.
3280
334
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.3
10.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10.23
10.3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
4
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.4
0.4
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.05
0.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.19
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.04
0.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
46
149
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
149
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.6
4.6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.51
4.6
Career
162 Game Avg.
19
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
248
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.9
1.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.77
1.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.9
0.9
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.71
0.9
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.722
0.722
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.143
0.722
John Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
104
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
3
Al Spalding
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0
3
John Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
404
1308
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12724
1308
Career
162 Game Avg.
7
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
57
185
Career
162 Game Avg.
1790
185
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.7
5.7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.58
5.7
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.656
1.656
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.193
1.656
Career
162 Game Avg.
357
1156
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
12560
1156
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.71
2.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.16
2.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.265
0.293
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.4
40.4
Career
162 Game Avg.
39.68
40.4

Fielding Stats for John Russell and Al Spalding

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
30.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
30.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
480
162
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
150
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11022
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3674
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
38.57
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
789
38.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
20
154.29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
726
154.29
John Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
157
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
192.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1672
192.86
Career
162 Game Avg.
25
192.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1515
192.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
90.61
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.19
1.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.156
1.19
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
58
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Russell and Al Spalding

Career
162 Game Avg.
4
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
21
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
411
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
262
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1988
262
Career
162 Game Avg.
30
231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1959
231
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.367
0.367
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.313
0.367
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.868
0.868
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.71
0.868
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
613
85
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
506
69
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
86
15
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
107
15
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.001
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.003
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.71
44.05
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
229.38
44.05
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
100
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
743
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
14
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
642
108
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.412
0.412
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.323
0.412
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.433
0.433
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.379
0.433
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.845
0.845
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.702
0.845
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.067
0.067
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.066
0.067
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.294
0.294
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.24
0.294
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.842
0.842
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.583
0.842
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.5
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.316
0.5
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
8
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
417
8
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
338
15
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
753
23
Career
162 Game Avg.
6.16
47.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
272.01
47.54
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
23
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
29
23
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
8
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
26
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.25
4.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
76.46
4.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.38
0.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.12
0.38
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
8
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
8
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Al Spalding
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
John Russell
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
18
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
21
0
John Russell
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
85.71
0